Brother Rong of Red Mansion

Chapter 8 Avoiding Son Soup

"Old slut!"

Chuntao sneered and cursed secretly. But he saw Mei Xiang coming from the central hall, holding a herbal medicine bag in her hand. When he saw her, he ordered: "Take the medicine quickly."

"Why, I didn't let you push my butt today?" Chuntao said sourly and sarcastically.

"What's the point of chewing your little naughty hooves here with me? Sooner or later you will benefit!" Mei Xiang scolded with a smile, came over and poked Chuntao's forehead, and comforted: "Grandma will come over soon, she can When will you be proud? Just favor the uncle and let him have fun. Hurry up and get through the medicine. If it really kills someone, even the two of us will suffer together!"

"You grandmothers are used to talking and instructing our little girls to do this and that every day." Chuntao puffed her lips, but she took the herbal bag in her hand and turned around to cook the medicine in the yard.

"Those little hooves." Mei Xiang scolded with a smile, and then sighed quietly. Looking at the wedding candles prepared in the room, she was in a daze, with melancholy in her eyes.

grandmother?

Grandma Rong was about to come over. It was still unknown whether she, a close-knit girl, could become an aunt, give birth to a brother and a sister, and enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth in the Ningguo Mansion.

"Sigh, I don't know what Mrs. Qin's character is like and whether she is easy to get along with."

It stands to reason that Grandma Qin is the daughter of a doctor from the Ministry of Industry and a lady from a scholarly family. He should be a virtuous and kind-hearted person. Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. That pampered young lady is the most arrogant. Once she is offended, not only will the aunt have no hope, but her life will be in danger. Either sell or commit suicide.

This kind of thing is not uncommon for Mei Xiang.

Don't talk about anything else, just talk about the mistress Lian in that mansion. In just two years, the two maids in Second Master Lian's room were gone, and only one of the four maids he had married was left. Such ruthless methods and the reincarnation of Yaksha Rakshasa are really too terrifying.

Mei Xiang knew that she was about to face another turning point in her destiny.

This time, she couldn't guarantee whether it would be good or bad, so she could only fight hard!
  The swaying bed bell came from the inner hall, accompanied by some kind of delicate shout, as if a demonic sound penetrated into the ears. Even though Mei Xiang had been through many battles, she couldn't help but curse inwardly: "Hey, old slut, after waiting so hard, let's see how my aunt will deal with you!"

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  "comfortable."

In a brocade tent in the back hall, Jia Rong shuddered and let out a long sigh of relief. The weather was so hot and muggy that he was exhausted and sweating profusely. His body was greasy and extremely uncomfortable. Even Grandma Sun's plump body was disgusted. Why are you so close? It's so hot!
  "Plum fragrance, plum fragrance..."

Jia Rong gasped and shouted several times.

A graceful figure of Pinting emerges from behind the folding screen of six-piece gold foil pine and crane. Holding a piece of soft cloth in his hand, he slowly stepped forward to wipe the sweat off Jia Rong's body.

When Grandma Sun saw Mei Xiang, she was too embarrassed to continue lying in the brocade tent, so she picked up her clothes and put them on again. At this moment, Chuntao came over carrying a tray with a bowl of medicine and a few pieces of candy.

Grandma Sun frowned when she saw the black medicine soup, but she held back her nausea and drank it all while holding her nose. Then he quickly picked up a piece of caramel and stuffed it into his mouth to dissolve the bitter taste.

After a while, the bitter taste in her mouth dissipated, and Grandma Sun breathed a sigh of relief and complained: "I really don't know what evil I did in my previous life. At this age, I still have to drink this shabu-shabu water."

"Mom, stop talking. Buzi Tang is cold in nature. Go and lie down in the Bisha cupboard and go to sleep." Mei Xiang urged.

Grandma Sun curled her lips, but did not refute. She had no choice but to move to the suite of the Bisha Cabinet and walk to a lacquered bed to sleep. This used to be Mei Xiang's bed. Grandma Sun would sleep here when she stayed in the house for the night.

Mei Xiang wiped Jia Rong's sweat and changed into a sweatshirt and small clothes.

Chuntao made the bed again, changed into a dry bedding, and then helped Jia Rong sleep.

"Master, just go to sleep. If you need anything, call me."

Mei Xiang warned, then walked to the smoke cage and slept on Chuntao's big bed.

Chuntao didn't sleep, though. She had to rinse the medicine pot and light a broken star to dissipate the smell of medicine in the room. Then he yawned and walked to another small bed in the smoke cage to sleep.

The dark night is like a light blue curtain, covering the city of Shenjing.

Quiet and peaceful.

The tired moon hid behind the clouds, and the whole earth seemed to fall into a deep sleep.

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  The sunlight came in from the south window, and was filtered by the hollow flower gauze curtains into mottled gold, as if some mysterious words fell on Mei Xiang's forehead.

She blinked her long eyelashes, opened her eyes and looked at the sky, and then quickly got up.    "Spring peach, spring peach..."

Ning Guofu's awakening started with Mei Xiang's first call. She put on her clothes and urged Chuntao.

Chuntao muttered a few words, opened her eyes and started to put on clothes.

"Sister Mei Xiang, I wish you good health."

"Blessed and healthy."

Today is the Six-Day Festival in June, and Chuntao and Meixiang congratulate each other as usual.

While talking, Mei Xiang put on her clothes and started to wash up.

There is a thermos in the house, similar to a modern thermos, to prepare hot water for making tea at night.

Mei Xiang poured the warm water from the kettle into the copper basin on the six-legged foldable low basin stand. Then I washed my face with water and applied jasmine scented soap on it. The oil stains faded away and my whole body felt refreshed.

After washing her hands and face, Mei Xiang rinsed her mouth with strong tea, held a willow branch toothbrush in her hand, applied Poria cocos ointment, and washed her teeth carefully.

This ointment is the latest model on the market. It contains salt, honeysuckle, patchouli, poria and other main ingredients. The strong smell of the ointment is already very light.

After cleaning my teeth, I rinsed my mouth with strong tea. The strong medicinal smell in my mouth disappeared, leaving only a mouth full of fresh fragrance.

After grooming comes dressing up.

There is a mirror stand in the fumigation cage. Mei Xiang combed her hair into a double spiral bun in front of the mirror, inserted a little oily hair with a tiger pattern, a green lotus flower, and two large rhinoceros jade hairpins.

Then apply powder and makeup.

Maybe it was because Grandma Qin was about to pass away recently that she was worried about her, which led to an acne on her forehead. Mei Xiang quickly mixed Yuhua pollen with rose dew produced in Annan country and applied it on her face to cover up the acne.

Then, I carefully applied a peach blossom makeup with face cream made from pomegranate flower juice.

Then I used Shixing ink (high-quality graphite produced in Xizhong, Shixing County, Guangdong Province) to outline it carefully, adhering to the popular concept of "quzhizhi", and drew a willow-leaf eyebrow.

If you look closely, you will see that it does not resemble a distant mountain, but looks like a crescent moon. It also has a slight moon shape, giving it a hint of a mountain.

What a wonderful craftsmanship!
  After finishing her eyebrow makeup, Mei Xiang picked up the green flower diamond and put it on her forehead. This is modeled after the "Shouyang makeup" of the Southern Dynasties, which has been passed down for thousands of years and is still very popular today.

After finishing her eyebrow makeup and face makeup, Mei Xiang took vermilion lipstick and carefully applied her cherry lips.

Then he mashed impatiens and alum and mixed it with nail polish to dye a pair of spring bamboo shoots red. These fair and slender hands, slender and beautiful, are truly elegant and cute.

At this point, Mei Xiang finished her makeup, stood up, walked to the full-length mirror, and started matching clothes.

Today is the Six-Day Festival in June. Mei Xiang not only needs to make up a lot, but also dress up.

I took out a set of skirts and coats from the box, and compared them, I chose a silver-red coat, a plain white silk pleated skirt, and a brand new blue satin waistcoat.

Mei Xiang stood in front of the dressing mirror, and a young and gorgeous maid in blue shirt was dressed up.

At this moment, Chuntao walked in from outside the room.

She is a second-class girl, so naturally she cannot be as leisurely as Mei Xiang. After putting on her clothes, she goes to empty the ceremonial bucket, open the ceremony door, and call the girl on duty to come in.

Jia Rong is the master, so the water for washing cannot be the overnight warm water in the kettle. Hot water must be boiled in the kitchen and delivered all the way.

Huamei and others were waiting in the main room with hot water, and they quickly congratulated her when they saw her. Mei Xiang responded with a smile, and then moved to call Jia Rong to get up.

At this time, Grandma Sun, who was in the Bisha cupboard, had already heard the noise and got up. Mei Xiang glanced at her and ignored her. He walked straight to the brocade tent, pushed it, and said softly, "Master, I am in good health, it's time to get up..."

(End of this chapter)